Building Gaming PC

**Mr Seven Up** · 9th September 2012, 02:00 PM

**Wolframium** · 9th September 2012, 02:22 PM

Okay, a bunch of various suggestions. First, don't spend that much money on that case. Its an okay case, but you can do better for less. Second, save like $60 and get a 550W or 600W power supply, you don't need anywhere near 750W. The mobo, ODD, and CPU are pretty much fine, though I might go with an ivy bridge CPU instead, like the 3570k. You should probably find a 120+GB SSD, because 60GB is just going to give you massive pains even as the OS disk. Finally, for that much money, you might as well go with a closed loop liquid cooler or something, or just save $40 and get a CPU cooler which works just as well.

**ClassyElephant_** · 9th September 2012, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by nikc10

Okay, a bunch of various suggestions. First, don't spend that much money on that case. Its an okay case, but you can do better for less. Second, save like $60 and get a 550W or 600W power supply, you don't need anywhere near 750W. The mobo, ODD, and CPU are pretty much fine, though I might go with an ivy bridge CPU instead, like the 3570k. You should probably find a 120+GB SSD, because 60GB is just going to give you massive pains even as the OS disk. Finally, for that much money, you might as well go with a closed loop liquid cooler or something, or just save $40 and get a CPU cooler which works just as well.

What does it mean pls do tell

**GamersDreamz** · 9th September 2012, 02:25 PM

ok

**Mr Seven Up** · 9th September 2012, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by nikc10

Okay, a bunch of various suggestions. First, don't spend that much money on that case. Its an okay case, but you can do better for less. Second, save like $60 and get a 550W or 600W power supply, you don't need anywhere near 750W. The mobo, ODD, and CPU are pretty much fine, though I might go with an ivy bridge CPU instead, like the 3570k. You should probably find a 120+GB SSD, because 60GB is just going to give you massive pains even as the OS disk. Finally, for that much money, you might as well go with a closed loop liquid cooler or something, or just save $40 and get a CPU cooler which works just as well.

I mean do I need a liquid cooler ahaha. I have 1300$ to spend, I'm trying to spend at most 1000$ which is basically what all that adds up to.

**Mr Seven Up** · 9th September 2012, 03:15 PM

So what if I change to this from the previous stuff I chose:

CPU:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/3...1155_Processor

Case
http://www.microcenter.com/product/3..._Computer_Case

Power Supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341017

Changing to that gives me a total of:
979.92

**Wolframium** · 9th September 2012, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by Mr Seven Up

So what if I change to this from the previous stuff I chose:

CPU:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/3...1155_Processor

Case
http://www.microcenter.com/product/3..._Computer_Case

Power Supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341017

Changing to that gives me a total of:
979.92

That will do fine, and save you some money while you're at it.

**yak404** · 9th September 2012, 03:40 PM

If it were me I'd get this PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371055

Initial cost is higher, but energy costs will be lower because of efficiency + lower wattage. Antec's earthwatts series is also very good.

I'd probably change the cooler for this, though: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103099

I would recommend the Noctua DH-14, but that would make it hella expensive.

***Espeon*** · 9th September 2012, 03:45 PM

You may as well buy yourself a good keyboard, mouse, and headset with the leftover money

**yak404** · 9th September 2012, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by -Espeon-

You may as well buy yourself a good keyboard, mouse, and headset with the leftover money

Das keyboard
logitech g400
why would you get a headset

***Espeon*** · 9th September 2012, 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by yak404

Das keyboard
logitech g400
why would you get a headset

I got one since I skype a lot when I play games with a couple of my friends; it works pretty well. It's a logitech; I forget which model. Cost me about 100~$ on sale.

EDIT: Also the black widow keyboard, for Starcraft.

**Mr Seven Up** · 9th September 2012, 03:50 PM

My dad is pissin me off and being all cheap saying I'll save money buying this:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+E...&skuId=5555478

**Wolframium** · 9th September 2012, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by Mr Seven Up

My dad is pissin me off and being all cheap saying I'll save money buying this:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+E...&skuId=5555478

Honestly, it isn't worth it. You can save money on your build in a few other places, and still end up with a better PC than that for the same price. The main issue I see with that Asus PC is that the GPU is about 10x worse than the one you chose. If you want this to be a gaming PC at all, the Asus will be really bad.

**CPU** · 9th September 2012, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by Mr Seven Up

CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115072
Is this good?

You're spending $220 on me!?

Awe shucks

**Mr Seven Up** · 9th September 2012, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by CPU

You're spending $220 on me!?

Awe shucks

Actually I'm gonna save 40$ and buy you at Micro-Center

http://www.microcenter.com/product/3...1155_Processor

**Wolframium** · 9th September 2012, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by Mr Seven Up

Actually I'm gonna save 40$ and buy you at Micro-Center

http://www.microcenter.com/product/3...1155_Processor

To elaborate a bit more on that asus one, if you get rid of the SSD from your build (the Asus doesn't have one anyways), and make the CPU cooler like $25 or something, which will still be quite good, you can match the Asus on price yet still have 10x the gaming performance.